![Louis Reard. Auto engineer and inventor of the original Bikini 1946 | Bikinis, Bathing suits, Swimming outfits Louis Reard. Auto engineer and inventor of the original Bikini 1946 | Bikinis, Bathing suits, Swimming outfits](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/18/f2/88/18f28824eab5e90c830892ab81fa6e99--us-history-fashion-history.jpg)
Louis Reard. Auto engineer and inventor of the original Bikini 1946 | Bikinis, Bathing suits, Swimming outfits
Mental Floss - On this day in 1946, the first bikini debuted in a poolside fashion show in Paris. French auto engineer and fashion designer Louis Réard crafted the revealing new two-piece
![تويتر \ ABC News على تويتر: "TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1946, the first bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in تويتر \ ABC News على تويتر: "TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1946, the first bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-s60ebXsAAaYm4.jpg)
تويتر \ ABC News على تويتر: "TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1946, the first bikini, created by Louis Reard, was modeled by Micheline Bernardini during a poolside fashion show in
![July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime](https://cropper.watch.aetnd.com/cdn.watch.aetnd.com/sites/5/2018/06/Bikini.jpg)
July 5, 1946: The Bikini Was Introduced and Soon Became a Summer Staple for American Women - Lifetime
![Josselin Brémaud on Twitter: "The bikini first revealed #OTD in 1946. Named after the US nuclear tests ocurring at the same time in the Bikini atoll. #NationalBikiniDay https://t.co/Nc64cNDsHX" / Twitter Josselin Brémaud on Twitter: "The bikini first revealed #OTD in 1946. Named after the US nuclear tests ocurring at the same time in the Bikini atoll. #NationalBikiniDay https://t.co/Nc64cNDsHX" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD_mUlqU0AAxH5i.jpg)
Josselin Brémaud on Twitter: "The bikini first revealed #OTD in 1946. Named after the US nuclear tests ocurring at the same time in the Bikini atoll. #NationalBikiniDay https://t.co/Nc64cNDsHX" / Twitter
Wenig Stoff, viel Aufregung: Warum der Bikini das wohl skandalöseste Kleidungsstück der Geschichte ist | ze.tt
![National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post National Bikini Day: Who invented the bikini? French engineer Louis Réard designed the skimpy swimsuit - The Washington Post](http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_960w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2018/07/01/Local-Enterprise/Images/Photo_Gallery-Bond_at_50-Girls-080ba.jpg)